Author Archives: Theodora Goss

What’s the opposite of “once upon a time”? I want to write not about the past, but about the future.  A future that is just a little like a fairy tale. I want to write about beautiful things. Because I … Continue reading →

Here’s the problem. I’m writing this story about four girls at a school for witchcraft. And one day, when I’m too tired to do anything else, I describe that school for witchcraft. And I look at that description and think, … Continue reading →

I haven’t been very good at taking care of myself, lately. It’s because I have so much to do, and I’m so stressed about it all. This month is the worst. March should be a little better, and April should … Continue reading →

I wanted to write a post called “Take Care of Yourself,” because that’s exactly what I haven’t been doing lately. But Terri Windling wrote a wonderful post called “Reflections on Blogging,” which was a response to an interview conducted with … Continue reading →

Would you believe me if I said that I was an introvert? Well, I am. The truth is that most writers are, however much we go to conventions and live public lives, by which I mean lives that are, in … Continue reading →

All right, here are my Boskone pictures from Saturday. There are quite a lot of them, so I’ve put them together in pairs to save space. The first two are of me dressed for the convention and a display of … Continue reading →

Do you want to hear about the panels first, or look at pictures first? Why don’t I give you a few brief comments on the panels, and then the pictures? That makes sense. First Panel: The Writer’s Child Katherine Crighton … Continue reading →